Vancouver theatre

Vancouver, BC: Confession number one! I came home from opening night of The Love List and in accordance with my New Year's Resolution to get my thoughts down before they get forgotten (see Queen Lear), went straight to my computer to...

The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson and Daniela Vlaskalik Directed by Charlie Tomlinson A Bent out of Shape production Studio: Gateway Theatre, Richmond March 4 to 13, 2010

Vancouver, BC: The Drowning Girls prompted for me a question rarely asked: why did these people write, or devise, this? The subject is the ‘Brides in the Bath’ murders in Britain of 1912-14. George Smith drowned three wives after they had made wills...

Tucked away on the corner of Venables Street and Victorian Drive, a block east of buzzing Commercial Drive, the creaky old Vancouver East Cultural Theatre had a quaint charm for theatre lovers despite its uncomfortable seats and awkwardly located washrooms. Originally an...

Vancouver, BC: As a computer-nerd/technophile of long-standing I was intrigued by the concept of taking the multi-player video game concept into the theatre and eagerly anticipated the experience of my personal avatar interacting with some 200 other avatars to conjure up a new society in BestLand.

A Beautiful ViewWritten and directed by Daniel MacIvorRuby Slippers TheatrePerformance WorksDec 4 to Dec 13, 2009Also at the Shadbolt Centre for the ArtsDec 16 to 19.

Vancouver, BC: Start with a script written by one of Canada's iconic playwright/actors and directed by the playwright himself. Feature two compelling powerful female actors with hugely synergistic on-stage chemistry in a small theatre setting where every nuance of their performance can be seen. And focus on the...

Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsBook by Jeffrey Lane Music and Lyrics by David YazbekBased on the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro and Paul HenningOrchestrations by Harold Wheeler; Vocal music arrangements by Ted Sperling/David Yazbek; Dance music arrangements by Zane Mark

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A medical professor emerita based in Vancouver, Canada, with a passion for ballroom dancing and an optimistic approach to life, I write about theatre, food & wine, travel and culture at home, on dance cruises and in my worldwide travelblogues.
These musings reflect the perceptions of a mature urbanite with gourmet tastes, a curious mind, a literary bent, an addiction to puns and a burning desire to dance though life.